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AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

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Researcher: Tracy Thomas

Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases

Patient characteristics for L.A. County AIDS cases reported in June:

Adults and Adolescents

Males Females Total Males Females Total June Year June Year June Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Male-male 248 1,666 0 0 248 1,666 sexual contact Injection 29 162 5 30 34 192 drug user(IDU) Male-male 27 135 0 0 27 135 sex/IDU Hemophilia 1 9 1 1 2 10 /coag disorder Heterosexual 3 18 8 73 11 91 contact Transfusion 6 16 5 14 11 30 recipient Undetermined 40 214 11 43 51 257 Total 354 2,220 30 161 384 2,381

Pediatric Cases

Males Females Total June Year June Year June Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 1 0 0 0 1 Mother with 0 1 0 2 0 3 /at risk for HIV Transfusion recipient 0 2 0 1 0 3 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 4 0 3 0 7

CASES (since 1981): 25,941 DEATHS (since 1981): 16,733 Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services

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